RE: Outsourcing spooled file

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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Frances 
Denoncourt
Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 12:09 PM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Outsourcing spooled file and a little .NET rant

Thanks for your replies. I will follow up. 

iConvert? It goes back because it was a package deal with the 
Xerox printer.

PDF not an option? We do not want to add any programming 
steps here. Too bad, though because a searchable document 
would be nice. There are vendors (thanks for your assistance 
here) out there who can do what we need. I'll find them.

Frances,

Conversion to PDF wouldn't require any programming.  All the tools I
mentioned allow you to set up a special print queue that automatically
converts any spool files placed into it, although you may need an
additional component for some of them.  For that matter, with the
addional components, you could have the converted spool file
automatically emailed to the service bureau of your choice.

Heck at the very least, if you found somebody to take a saved spool
file, you'd need a CL program to save the spool file and copy it to
tape/CD or FTP it to your network somewhere.

I can not think of any way in which sending a spooled save file is going
to be easier than sending a PDF.  When you add the fact that you'll have
a tough time finding anyone to take the saved spool file, PDF is the
better option.

HTH,
Charles